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7 charged in trafficking ring that sent thousands of flying squirrels from Florida to Asia, officials say
kali9/iStockBy JULIA JACOBO, ABC News(BUSHNELL, Fla.) -- Wildlife officials in Florida have charged seven people connected to a trafficking ring that allegedly smuggled thousands of flying squirrels t...
ABC Audio Oct 20, 2020
Victims set to testify against alleged NorCal serial rapist at trial this week
Marilyn Nieves/iStockBy KARMA ALLEN, ABC News(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- An alleged serial rapist in Northern California began trial this week, two years after being arrested in connections with more than...
ABC Audio Oct 20, 2020
Breonna Taylor grand jury members say they were not presented with homicide charges
Courtesy of Breonna Taylor's FamilyBy KARMA ALLEN, ABC News(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) -- A Kentucky judge has ruled in favor of an anonymous grand juror in the Breonna Taylor case, allowing them to come forwar...
ABC Audio Oct 20, 2020
How FBI says Michigan gov kidnapping plot went from texts, small gatherings to raid
krblokhin/iStockBy JOHN KAPETANEAS, NEIL GIARDINO, STEPHANIE FASANO, MACK MULDOFSKY and ALLIE YANG, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The 14 men allegedly responsible for orchestrating the thwarted kidnapping o...
ABC Audio Oct 20, 2020
Coronavirus updates: Trump says 'not much' he'd change about COVID response
Ovidiu Dugulan/iStock By MORGAN WINSOR, EMILY SHAPIRO and IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 1.1 million people worldwide.Over 40.7 milli...
ABC Audio Oct 20, 2020
NASA to skim the surface of an asteroid and bring a sample home
NASABy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- NASA is set to touch an asteroid, break off a sample, and bring it back to Earth for the first time during a history-making mission that culminates on...
ABC Audio Oct 20, 2020
Snow and fire from California to Wisconsin, Tropical Storm Epsilon stays out at sea
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- More than three dozen fires are burning in the West Tuesday morning.One of the biggest in the West is the Cameron Peak Fire in Colorado which is now 204,4...
ABC Audio Oct 20, 2020
Rescued hiker was 'disoriented' after injuring head, says daughter
National Park ServiceBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Holly Courtier, the California mother who was lost in a Utah national park for 12 days, was able to survive her ordeal by staying close to a...
ABC Audio Oct 20, 2020
Some NYC students randomly tested for COVID-19 without parents' consent
fernandogarciaesteban/iStockBY: JULIA JACOBO, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — A number of students in one New York City borough have been randomly tested for COVID-19 despite the schools not receiving con...
ABC Audio Oct 19, 2020
Fires explode in the West burning homes, prompting evacuations
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- At least three dozen large uncontained wildfires are burning in the western U.S.Over the weekend, gusty winds and bone dry conditions spread the fires in ...
ABC Audio Oct 19, 2020